"My parents arrived in Dupree in April, 1911 with four children and all their belongings on the same train that carried Ole Birkeland to the Dupree area. Both of my parents were born in Denmark but had lived in Fremont, Nebraska prior to moving to Ziebach County. They settled on a farmstead five miles south of Dupree, and the house we lived in was built by Bob Marple.
I remember being frightened by the wild longhorn steers that would roam across our land, sending all of us children to the house in their wake.
Of course, the times were hard and the weather conditions were most unbearable at times, but like others who came to Dupree when we did, we survived with the help of our friends and neighbors. The stories of life on the prairies around Dupree have spread throughout the land to mark the legacy of those who lived there.
Three more children were born to our family after we moved to Dupree and our current addresses are as follows: Ejner Christiansen, Mansfield, Ohio; Dagmar Paterson, Seattle, Washington; Mary Christiansen, deceased; Victor Christiansen, deceased; Margaret Gage, Marblemount, Washington; Helen Christiansen, Vancouver,
B.C., Canada; and Rupert Christiansen, Camano Island, Washington."
- THE PETER CHRISTIANSEN FAMILY - by Dagmar C. Paterson
From
"South Dakota's Ziebach County, History of the Prairie", Published in 1982 by the Ziebach County Historical Society, Dupree, SD
I remember being frightened by the wild longhorn steers that would roam across our land, sending all of us children to the house in their wake.
Of course, the times were hard and the weather conditions were most unbearable at times, but like others who came to Dupree when we did, we survived with the help of our friends and neighbors. The stories of life on the prairies around Dupree have spread throughout the land to mark the legacy of those who lived there.
Three more children were born to our family after we moved to Dupree and our current addresses are as follows: Ejner Christiansen, Mansfield, Ohio; Dagmar Paterson, Seattle, Washington; Mary Christiansen, deceased; Victor Christiansen, deceased; Margaret Gage, Marblemount, Washington; Helen Christiansen, Vancouver,
B.C., Canada; and Rupert Christiansen, Camano Island, Washington."
- THE PETER CHRISTIANSEN FAMILY - by Dagmar C. Paterson
From
"South Dakota's Ziebach County, History of the Prairie", Published in 1982 by the Ziebach County Historical Society, Dupree, SD
"My parents arrived in Dupree in April, 1911 with four children and all their belongings on the same train that carried Ole Birkeland to the Dupree area. Both of my parents were born in Denmark but had lived in Fremont, Nebraska prior to moving to Ziebach County. They settled on a farmstead five miles south of Dupree, and the house we lived in was built by Bob Marple.
I remember being frightened by the wild longhorn steers that would roam across our land, sending all of us children to the house in their wake.
Of course, the times were hard and the weather conditions were most unbearable at times, but like others who came to Dupree when we did, we survived with the help of our friends and neighbors. The stories of life on the prairies around Dupree have spread throughout the land to mark the legacy of those who lived there.
Three more children were born to our family after we moved to Dupree and our current addresses are as follows: Ejner Christiansen, Mansfield, Ohio; Dagmar Paterson, Seattle, Washington; Mary Christiansen, deceased; Victor Christiansen, deceased; Margaret Gage, Marblemount, Washington; Helen Christiansen, Vancouver,
B.C., Canada; and Rupert Christiansen, Camano Island, Washington."
- THE PETER CHRISTIANSEN FAMILY - by Dagmar C. Paterson
From
"South Dakota's Ziebach County, History of the Prairie", Published in 1982 by the Ziebach County Historical Society, Dupree, SD
I remember being frightened by the wild longhorn steers that would roam across our land, sending all of us children to the house in their wake.
Of course, the times were hard and the weather conditions were most unbearable at times, but like others who came to Dupree when we did, we survived with the help of our friends and neighbors. The stories of life on the prairies around Dupree have spread throughout the land to mark the legacy of those who lived there.
Three more children were born to our family after we moved to Dupree and our current addresses are as follows: Ejner Christiansen, Mansfield, Ohio; Dagmar Paterson, Seattle, Washington; Mary Christiansen, deceased; Victor Christiansen, deceased; Margaret Gage, Marblemount, Washington; Helen Christiansen, Vancouver,
B.C., Canada; and Rupert Christiansen, Camano Island, Washington."
- THE PETER CHRISTIANSEN FAMILY - by Dagmar C. Paterson
From
"South Dakota's Ziebach County, History of the Prairie", Published in 1982 by the Ziebach County Historical Society, Dupree, SD
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